Secondary Color Scheme

Ledger book drawing by Howling Wolf.   I selected this piece of work due to its main use of secondary colors.  The color orange dominates the drawing. On the color wheel orange is combination of red and yellow.  Except for black and blue there are no other primary colors used in the drawing.  The drawing looks as if if were created by crayon which does a wider variety of colors to choose from other than the basic primary, secondary and intermediate colors.  The piece is very complex in the details.  The use of orange grabbed my focus not only on the tapestry but also the much larger than life horse.

Intermediate Color Scheme

Blood Red Mirror by Gerhard Richter.  While the actual title of the painting give you the impression that the image is a primary color red in fact it is not.  The "red" is actually an intermediate color.  My first impression was that it was a secondary color but the image is darker than red, and violet.  I would place this color as a #3 between red and violet but not actually red-violet. It is very simplistic in form and shows the basics of intermediate color scheme since this color could not be achieved unless there were other colors added.  I would also say that there was tinting added to give the color a deeper, darker shade of red.

Light as the artist medium

Monument by Dan Flavin. Mr Flavin was the first artist to use fluorescent fixtures and tubes.  This creation above is a great example of his use of fluorescent tubes since the entire monument is made entirely of tubes.  While the creation does not manipulate the actual light to create a different perception it does glow and give the creation life.  By placing the fluorescent tube side by side and increasing the size with each tube and continuing the same trend on the other side is where you can see that it is a monument.  This placement of the tubes defines the creation.

Hatching

The Visitor by Mary Cassatt.  This drawing is a clear example of hatching.  I enlarged the image to show the clear lines that assist in giving the drawing volume.  The lines on the left wall give the image volume.  The closer the lines on the woman's clothing the more shadows are created thus giving the image depth and adds volume to the person. The upper right side of the woman's dress is not as dark which gives the impression of shadowing.

foreshortening

Prohibition's End or the Death of Dutch Schultz by Robert Morris.  While we did not study this artist in our text book I was struck with replication of Andrea Mantegna The Dead Christ.  The image is almost identical except for for the hair length and more sunken facial feature.  The stigmata on the feet are also missing.  Other than those three slight difference the concept is of "man" is the same.  While the leg are shortened it still creates a more realistic version.  The overall concept is not to make the lower extremities look cartoonish.  The dimensions of the feet give the viewer a realistic point of view.

Postive negative

Double Dominos by Donald Sultan. I chose this piece of artwork due to the contrast of space. The ground is considered the negative shape while the figure that commands our attentions is consider the positive shape. Each domino can viewed differently.  The first domino the black dots are the positive space with the white background is the negative shape. The opposite applies for the other domino.

Contour Line

Self After Rembrandt #2 by Pat Steir.  A couture line is the perceived line that marks the border of an object in space.  Pat Steir uses the lines to create a three dimensional figure of a persons face with their mouth open.  The image comes to life with the detail of the nose, mouth, and eyes.  It also has an eerie quality of someone how is there but not fully see them self. The drawing use of contour lines to show the face and facial structure.
I had to come back to this drawing because it is haunting.  The contours of the face really draw your attention to the almost completion of it.  The title alone of Self draws my curiosity in the artist perception of them-self.

Expressive Line

Street in Saintes-Marie...by Vincent van Gogh. An expressive line is a line that seems to spring directly from the artist's emotions or feelings.  I selected this entry from Vincent van Gogh due to the expressive lines in not only in the flowers but also the rooftops of the house.  The expressive lines of the flower help show that each flower is different.  The lines of the rooftop bring texture to the picture.

Implied line

Man Crossing a Square on.. by Alberto Giacometti. A implied line is a line created by movement or direction.  I chose this sculpture because of the direction the man is facing.  The positioning of the feet and legs gives the sculpture movement even though it is standing still.  The feet draw the eyes to give the impression that the man may just start walking.  With the right foot lifted

Outline

Abstract Cock by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.  An Outline is the line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour..  This image is very flat and two dimensional.   I consider Abstract Cock an outline because it lacks details in the image.  Also very basic in form and structure.

Iconoclasts

Madonna of the Church by Jan van Eyck.  This image of the virgin Mary holding the Christ child would have been offensive during the era it was painted.  Based on the information in the text back in 1955 religious images should not be made.  This painting was made 1424-1429.  According to Wikipedia: Van Eyck pays close attention to the light falling through the windows, which bathes the Virgin and takes on a symbolic quality. Then light both alludes to Mary's virginal purity and represents God's presence and hand in the pictorial space. Also note is the artist impression of the shape of the virgin Mary.  The S-shaped and feminine look that the artist gives to Mary would be controversial.

Icon

Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol.  Marilyn's image is truly iconic.  For those who do not know her work such as myself I am familiar with her image.  Growing up seeing Madonna try to replicate Marilyn's image has made Marilyn even more Iconic if possible.  Imitation is the form a flattery and solidifies your standing as a Icon.  Aside from the her possible affair with the president and numerous movie roles, Marilyn is largely known for her "performance" of Happy birthday. This performance has even been copied for comic effect on Two and Half Men.  So many decades later she is still relevant.

Non-representational

My Baby by Beatriz Milhazes. This painting is completely non-representational.  The numerous circles almost look like work of Yayoi Kusama.  The circles closely resemble the dots collection.  The title is deceiving since there is no baby in the painting.  The colors are visually appealing and draw your attention to the spiraling circles to the end result which looks like a piece of fruit.  Since the painting is not traditional or true to title this was why I chose this painting as non-representational.

Abstraction

High Summer by Wolf Kahn. According to Wikipedia: Wolf Kahn works in oils and pastels. His works usually covers the subject of landscapes and his own personal vision of nature. His convergence of light and color has been described as combining pictorial landscapes and painterly abstraction.  The painting High Summer closely resembles the true image but the details or lack of detail make the painting an abstraction of the true image.

Representational

Yosemite Valley by Albert Bierstadt. This painting is representational of the Yosemite Valley..  The painting so real that the term photorealistic applies. Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion.  The lighting in the painting is consider romantic and behind the cloud it almost glows which is considered to be luminism. The canvas is large compared to others artists painting.  Bierstadt would not always stay true to the colors of nature and would in turn paint how he would see the colors.  In the painting you can see that greenness of the grass with no dry areas.

Form -vs- Content

Black Circle by Kazimir Malevich. The form of Black Circle is oil on 105.5 x 105.5 cm canvas.  This painting was done after the Black Square and the Black Cross to complete the Black series.  The content of the work as described by the artist is "new icons , holy images for the new aesthetics of abstract art."  He wanted to show a break from the traditional form of art by using geometrical objects on a white background. This broke from the iconographic reference.   For Malevich, Suprematism was concerned purely with feeling, and not logical understanding.ArtStory.Org